The Generals tried six players at the position last season, but never found consistency and ended up going for two after nearly every touchdown. Little did Welch know the solution was right in front of him.

Kenysha Coulson, a member of the Lee girls track team that Welch also coaches, noticed after her practice one day last spring that players were trying out for kicker.

"I was like, 'Coach Welch, can I kick?'" said Coulson, a rising sophomore.

"So I kicked and all the coaches started looking at each other," Coulson said. "After practice, (coach Welch) called my mom and he was like, 'We need her to kick for us.'"

Coulson has a range of about 35 yards, and she's working on improving her accuracy.

Athletic endeavors are nothing new for Coulson, who in addition to track is also a member of the Generals' girls basketball and soccer teams. But there was an obvious twist this time as she joined the boys.

"They are accepting me really well," she said of her teammates. "They told coach when they saw me kick that they wanted me to be their kicker."

In addition to extra-point and field-goal duties, Coulson may handle kickoffs.

Coulson went through spring practice with Lee, but didn't get to see game action due to the Generals' jamboree being canceled. So what does she expect her first live action to be like?

"I'm going to be really, really nervous and anxious," she said, "but excited."